Totem Poles: An Illustrated Guide by Marjorie M. Halpin
8vo. pp. 58. profusely illustrated in b/w, some colour. paperback wrs. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press in association with the U.B.C. Museum of Anthropology, [1993].
New.
ISBN-10: 0774801417 / ISBN-13: 9780774801416
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The massive wood carvings unique to the Indian peoples of the Northwest Coast arouse a sense of wonder in all who see them. This guide helps the reader to understand and enjoy the form and meaning of totem poles and other sculptures. The author describes the origin and place of totem poles in Indian culture – as ancestral emblems, as expressions of wealth and power, as ceremonial objects, as mythological symbols, and as magnificent artistic works of the people of the Pacific Northwest.